My point of view
February 25, 2026
By Dr Marlene Attzs, Economist Email: marlene.attzs@gmail.com Released at the height of our Carnival celebrations, the recent International Monetary Fund (IMF) Article IV mission statement may […]
February 4, 2026
By Dr Marlene Attzs, Economist Email: marlene.attzs@gmail.com In recent weeks, public discourse in Trinidad and Tobago has been dominated by debate surrounding the proposed Zones of […]
January 14, 2026
By Dr Marlene Attzs, Economist Email: marlene.attzs@gmail.com Happy New Year! As we usher in 2026, many of us begin the year with hope—hope for our […]
December 25, 2025
By Dr Marlene Attzs, Economist Email: marlene.attzs@gmail.com There is something about a Trini Christmas that stirs the soul. Maybe it’s the first hints of ponche-a-crème in […]
November 19, 2025
By Dr Marlene Attzs, Economist Email: marlene.attzs@gmail.com We are standing on the edge—the edge of history, the edge of a planet in peril, and maybe […]
October 29, 2025
By Dr Marlene Attzs, Economist Email: marlene.attzs@gmail.com Budget day was finally announced. The bell tolled at 1.30 p.m. on October 13, and the country readied […]
September 17, 2025
By Dr Marlene Attzs, Economist Email: marlene.attzs@gmail.com When Trinidad and Tobago severed the final constitutional ties to the British monarchy in 1976, we did more […]
August 27, 2025
By Dr Marlene Attzs, Economist Email: marlene.attzs@gmail.com On August 31, 1962, when the Union Jack was lowered and the red, white, and black was raised for […]